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Cain Velasquez has re-established himself as the MMA Heavyweight kingpin with a decisive victory over former UFC champ Junior dos Santos. As well, Antonio Silva climbs the ladder with a stunning upset win over Alistair Overeem, pushing the former Strikeforce champ down into seventh place.
1. Cain Velasquez – UFC (Champion)
2. Daniel Cormier – UFC
3. Junior dos Santos – UFC
4. Antonio Silva – UFC
5. Fabricio Werdum – UFC
6. Roy Nelson – UFC
7. Alistair Overeem – UFC
8. Frank Mir – UFC
9. Josh Barnett
10. Mark Hunt – UFC
The Light Heavyweight division continues to be stacked with top-ranked fighters battling for the top five spots. Dan Henderson dropped a decision to Lyoto Machida and falls to fourth, while Rashad Evans falls to ninth following his recent loss to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
1. Jon Jones – UFC (Champion)
2. Lyoto Machida – UFC
3. Alexander Gustafsson – UFC
4. Dan Henderson – UFC
5. Mauricio Rua– UFC
6. Glover Teixeira – UFC
7. Phil Davis – UFC
8. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira – UFC
9. Rashad Evans – UFC
10. Gegard Mousasi – UFC
The Middleweight division continues to be ruled by Anderson Silva and it appears that it will remain that way for a while; he will now face his biggest test in a long time in Chris Weidman. Michael Bisping moves back up into fifth spot with a win over Alan Belcher.
1. Anderson Silva – UFC (Champion)
2. Chris Weidman – UFC
3. Vitor Belfort – UFC
4. Yushin Okami – UFC
5. Michael Bisping – UFC
6. Costa Philippou – UFC
7. Luke Rockhold – UFC
8. Ronaldo Souza – UFC
9. Chael Sonnen – UFC
10. Mark Munoz – UFC
The Welterweight division has been dominated by Georges St-Pierre for four years now. Like Anderson Silva has done in the Middleweight division, St-Pierre has run through most of the contenders in his weight class. Johny Hendricks moved into top contender position with a win over Carlos Condit, and Rory MacDonald moves into title contention following his last win.
1. Georges St-Pierre – UFC (Champion)
2. Johny Hendricks – UFC
3. Rory MacDonald – UFC
4. Jake Ellenberger – UFC
5. Carlos Condit – UFC
6. Demian Maia – UFC
7. Nick Diaz – UFC
8. Martin Kampmann – UFC
9. Robbie Lawlor – UFC
10. Tarec Saffiedine – UFC
The Lightweight division is now ruled by Benson Henderson, who will next defend his title against Gilbert Melendez. Nate Diaz drops to eighth place with his recent losses, while Jim Miller falls down to tenth place following his recent defeat.
1. Benson Henderson – UFC (Champion)
2. Gilbert Melendez – UFC
3. Anthony Pettis – UFC
4. Gray Maynard – UFC
5. Josh Thomson – UFC
6. Donald Cerrone – UFC
7. T.J. Grant – UFC
8. Nate Diaz –UFC
9. Michael Chandler – Bellator
10. Jim Miller – UFC
Jose Aldo rules the Featherweight rankings and passed a tough test against former UFC Lightweight champion Frank Edgar to retain his belt for the seventh time. Chad Mendes regains the No. 1 contender spot, and Chan Sung Jung slides into sixth place following his wins over Mark Hominick and Dustin Poirier. Pat Curran moves into third place following his recent Bellator title win.
1. Jose Aldo – UFC (Champion)
2. Chad Mendes – UFC
3. Pat Curran – Bellator
4. Ricardo Lamas – UFC
5. Frank Edgar – UFC
6. Chan Sung Jung – UFC
7. Erik Koch – UFC
8. Marlon Sandro – Bellator
9. Cub Swanson – UFC
10. Dennis Siver – UFC
The Bantamweight division has been established as Dominick Cruz’s domain; he has already beaten many of the top contenders on this list. Urijah Faber climbs back to third following a win over Ivan Menjivar, and Michael MacDonald moves into fourth place with a title loss to Barao.
1. Dominick Cruz – UFC (Champion)
2. Renan Barao – UFC (Interim Champion)
3. Urijah Faber – UFC
4. Michael McDonald – UFC
5. Brian Bowles – UFC
6. Eddie Wineland – UFC
7. Brad Pickett – UFC
8. Raphael Assuncao – UFC
9. Ivan Menjivar – UFC
10. Mike Easton – UFC
The Flyweight division has crowned Demetrious Johnson as the first UFC Flyweight champion, pushing him into the No. 1 spot on this list. His first title defense was successful against John Dodson, and it appears that he will defend his title for the second time against Joseph Benavidez.
1. Demetrious Johnson – UFC
2. Joseph Benavidez – UFC
3. John Dodson – UFC
4. Ian McCall – UFC
5. John Moraga – UFC
6. Jussier da Silva – UFC
7. Darren Uyenoyama – UFC
8. Louis Gaudinot – UFC
9. John Lineker – UFC
10. Chris Cariaso – UFC
The Women’s Bantamweight division is ruled by MMA superstar Ronda Rousey, who has defended her UFC title once. She will next face No. 1 contender Cat Zingano following the next edition of The Ultimate Fighter reality series.
1. Ronda Rousey – UFC
2. Cat Zingano – UFC
3. Sarah Kaufman
4. Miesha Tate – UFC
5. Sara MaMann – UFC
6. Liz Carmouche – UFC
7. Alexis Davis
8. Amanda Nunes
9. Julie Kedzie
10. Germaine de Randamie
